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Poltroniser. To pultronize it; to play the knaue, scowndrell; coward; to laze, loll, or slug it.

Polygamie: f. as Poligamie. Polygone: m. Knot-grasse, Birds tongue, Swines-grasse, S. Jnnocents hearbe. Polygone femelle. Female Knot-graße; a water hearbe, seldome found, and of lesse vertue then; Polygone masle. Common Knot-grasse. Polygone petit. Rupturewort, Herniaria, Burst-*wort.

Polygraphie: f. A diuers manner of writing.

Polymixe. A candle hauing many weekes.

Polype. as Polypus. Polypeux: m. euse: f. That hath a Noli me tangere in the nose.

Polyphilie: f. Affection diuided, loue vnto many.

Polypode. Polipodie, Oake-Fearne, Wall-Fearne (which two last names belong vnto two seuerall, yet neerely-resembling, hearbes, called otherwise, Polipodie of the Oake, and Polipodie of the wall.)

Polypus: m. The fish Pourcontrell, called also, Many-*feet. Polypus chancreux. The cankerous disease of the nose, commonly called, Noli me tangere. Polytric, & Polytrich. Blacke Venus haire, true Venus haire, Maidens haire, our Ladies haire. Polytric doré. Polytrichon, Gouldilocks, golden Maiden haire, golden Mosse, hairie Mosse. Polytric des Officines. Wall Rue, Rue Maiden haire. white Maiden haire.

Polytrichon, & Polytricon. as Polytric. Pomardiere: f. A Farme, or Orchard of apples.

Pomcirade: f. Balme gentle, hearbe Balme.

Pomelée: f. Bearefoot, Setterwort, Settergrasse.

Pommade: f. Pomatum, or Pomata (an oyntment;) also, the Pommada, a tricke in vaulting.

Pommé: m. Cyder; drinke made of apples.

Pomme: f. An apple.
  Pomme d'Adam. Looke Adam.
  Pomme d'amours. The raging, or mad, apple; also, the amorous apple, apple of Loue, golden apple.
  Pomme d'anis. A certaine delicate apple.
  Pomme Appie, ou d'Appie. An apple thats like a Quince both in smell, and bignesse; and tearmed thus of Appius Claudius, who first brought the kind of it from Peloponesus vnto Rome.
  Pomme Armeniaque. An Apricocke.
  Pomme de bois, ou de bosquet. A Crab, or Wilding; also, the fruit of the Arbute, or Strawberrie tree.
  Pomme de capendu. See Capendu.
  Pomme de chien. The Mandrake apple.
  Pomme de claguet. A firme, iuicie, faire-coloured, and tast-pleasing apple.
  Pomme de coing. A Quince.
  Pomme de courpendu. The Short-start, or Short-shanke; an excellent apple.
  Pomme de Cunoet. A certaine apple, whereof there be two kinds; a sweet, and a tart, one.
  Pomme de Curtin. A verie sweet yellow apple, whereof excellent Cyder is made.
  Pommes dorées. Golden apples, amorous apples, apples of loue.
  Pomm'espineuse. The thorne-apple, pricklie apple, apple of Peru.
  Pomme de belle femme. The name of a beautifull, sappie, and luscious apple.
  Pomme de Gay. A sweet apple somewhat bitter, and little bigger then a Wallnut.

  Pomme de Grenade. A Pomegranet. Pomme d'Heroet. A kind of yellow, and sweet apple, whereof good Cyder may be made. Pomme de S. Iean. S. Johns apple; a kind of soone-ripe Sweeting. Pomme de maligre, ou malingre. The Maligar apple; a sourish fruit. Pomme de merveilles. The male Balsam apple, apple of Jerusalem, Baulme apple. Pomme nonnette. A small apple thats ripe sooner then any other. Pomme d'or. The golden apple, amorous apple, apple of Loue; the Quince hath also beene called, Pomme d'or. Pomme de Paradis. Looke Paradis. Pomme de Peru. The apple of Peru; the pricklie, or thorne-apple. Pomme poire. A Peare-apple; a little russet apple; and (as some hold) a Pearemaine. Pomme rellet. The name of a soure apple. Pomme de renette. See Renette. Pomme de Rengelet. A certaine yellow Sweeting. Pomme de rougelet. A kind of soure apple. Pomme de rouveau. A Redding, or Summer Goulding. Pomme de savon. A washing Ball. Pomme sauvage. A Crab, or Wilding. Pomme de senteurs. A Pomander, or sweet Ball. Pomme terrestre. The Mandrake apple. Chou à pommes. A Cabbidge. ¶Rab. Pommé: m. ée: f. Growne round, or like an apple.

Pommeau: m. The pommell of a sword, &c. Pommeau de la jambe. The caulfe of the leg. Pommeau d'une tour. The ball of a tower, the centre, or middle of the top thereof; that part whereon the weather-fane, or weather-cock is planted.

Pommelaye: f. as Pomelée. Pommelé: m. ée: f. Daple, or dapled; also, round, or plumpe as an apple. Temps pommelé. A curdled season, or skie, wherein the aßembled vapours appeare in thinne, and round flakes.

Pommelée. as Pomelée. Pommeler. To grow round, or plumpe like an apple; also, to daple.

Pommelette: f. A little apple; also, a Daple.

Pommelle: f. The pommell of a sword, &c.

Pommelu: m. uë: f. Plumpe, or round, as an apple.

Pommelure: f. Plumpenesse, roundneße; also, daplenesse.

Pommer. To grow round, or apple-like.

Pommeraye: f. An Orchard, an Apple-yard.

Pommette: f. A little apple; also, the ball of the cheeke. La pommette du nez. The tip, or end of the nose. Piece à pommette. A little pleasant rowle in the mouth of a Bitt.

Pommetté: m. ée: f. Pommetie; (a tearme of Blason.)

Pommeture: f. Pommeture; or the being Pommetie.

Pommeux: m. euse: f. Full of apples.

Pommier: m. An Apple-tree. Pommier sauvage. A Crab tree.

Pomon. Looke Poulmon.

Pompe: f. Pompe, state, solemnitie, maiestie, sumptuousneße, magnificence, ostentation; also, a Pumpe.
  À pied de plomb, & de pompe. With a slow, and statelie gate; or, as vnder Plomb.

Pomper. To pumpe.